Monday, June 25, 2007

Yesterday was Stamp Camp at Gail's House. We had 9 people and loads of fun. We had some great fried chicken, potato salad, veggies and killer brownies (dilly-lish!) and fun was had by all!!

I featured some of the new stamps from the Fall Winter preview 2007.

We made 3 different cards.

The "Tommy" card featured the Do the Hula set and the soon retiring Journey Designer series paper. I tweaked this from my Father's Day card - my Dad is a big fan of Tommy Bahamas shirts and so I thought it would be a fun card to do for a masculine bday as well - always needs those!!

Then we used the Baroque Motif and the Holiday Wishes sets and the "blingbling" rhinestone brads to do the "From the Heart" card. I gave them 2 options:

Last but not least, we used the Pick a Petal chip oard and traced the petals from the Palette O' Prints paper (including the new Sky Blue featured in the preview) and then the circle came from the Pick a Petals stamp set and the Friends and Thinking of You stamps came from the new Three for You Punch Box.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Stampin' Up! has just released the list of stamp sets to be retired before the new catalog is released on July 1st.

These sets will no longer be available after June 30th at midnight, so if there's a set you see that you've always loved but haven't purchased yet, be sure to call or email me to get it before it's gone!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Today the July Stampin' Success came online for all of us demos to see! It was chock full of new stuff from the upcoming catalog! Here is what I have found so far (with some help from the demos over at SCS).

Saturday, June 09, 2007

If you are like me, you just can’t wait to get your hands on the upcoming Fall/Winter Collection 2007. As the anticipation builds, don’t forget to look over the retirement list once again. Remember, you only have until the end of this month to get the sets that appear on the list. It is also a good time to stock up on your favorite In Color~TM choices as they will retire at the end of June also. We’ll also be bidding adieu to the Spring Mini-Catalog, so be sure to get your favorite products from that catalog as well. On June 20th, Stampin’ Up! ® will release the list of retiring accessories and those items will be first-come, first-serve.

Another reason to stock up on your favorite stamps and accessories is that in the new catalog you will notice general price increase of about five percent on all products. Stampin’ Up!® strives to keep prices as low as possible and this is the first across-the-board increase in more than ten years. The increase is necessary to cover the rising costs of materials and production. If you have any questions about this increase, I’ll be happy to answer them for you. In the meantime, it is a good idea to stock up on the essentials.

Happy to Have ~ In Color® Color ProductsTell the truth, every time you think of Cool Caribbean retiring you think it must be some kind of joke. Surely they are going to say, “Just Kidding” and merge it into the regular colors. How do we even begin to say goodbye to Cranberry Crisp? It got us through Christmas with a little help from True Thyme. Bye bye Buckaroo Blue, see you later Marigold Morning, so long Vintage Violet. It is just so sad. Well, that is until you remember that six more awesome new colors are lined up for their year in the spotlight.

The In Color~TM line of products is a way for Stampin’ Up!® to keep fresh colors available without altering their amazing color ensemble already in place. Offering a handful of new colors each year is an exciting way to liven up your cards and layouts. Be sure to order the refills of ink and cardstock in your favorite shades before the end of June. But don’t get too discouraged, there are new hues on the way to lighten your saying goodbye blues. Look for In Color~TM spotlights to begin here when the new collection is released.

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About Elizabeth

I hope you enjoy this blog and ultimately try out some of the cards and techniques shown. I have monthly stamp camps in the downtown Chicago area. If you're interested email me at stampingonthelakefront@gmail.com.